NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M LE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT216 | G96C |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N10P-GE-A2 | N10P-GE1 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 121 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 15th, 2009 | Jan 15th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200M | GeForce 200M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 100M | GeForce 100M |
| Successor | GeForce 300M | GeForce 300M |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1100 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SM count | 6 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.000 GPixel/s | 4.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.000 GTexel/s | 9.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 105.6 GFLOPS | 96.00 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 23 W | 23 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
